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-====== Preferences ====== 
-To configure Terminal, choose {gui>Edit>Preferences...} or right-click the terminal area of the window and choose {gui>Preferences....} This will bring up the //Terminal Preferences// dialog, which allows you to adjust Terminal's behaviour to your needs. 
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-To change the application shortcuts, read the [[:faq|FAQ]] section "Editable Menu Accelerators". 
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-<figure "Open Terminal Preferences"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-edit-preferences.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-===== General ===== 
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-<figure "General Tab"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-preferences-general.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-==== Title ==== 
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-? Initial title 
-! Use this text box to specify the initial title of terminals. New terminals will have the initial title. 
-! The initial title can also substitute some tokens, see the section called [[usage|To change the terminal title]] for more information. 
-? Dynamically-set title 
-! Use this drop-down list to specify how to handle dynamically-set titles, that is, terminal titles set by the commands that run in the terminal. 
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-==== Command ==== 
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-? Run command as login shell 
-! Select this option to force Terminal to run your shell as a login shell when you open new terminals. See the documentation of your shell for details about differences between running it as interactive shell and running it as login shell. 
-? Update utmp/wtmp records when command is launched 
-!  Select this option to insert a new entry in the utmp and wtmp records when a new terminal is opened. 
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-==== Scrolling ==== 
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-? Scroll on output 
-! Select this option to enable you to scroll the output on the terminal while the terminal continues to display more output from a command. 
-? Scroll on keystroke 
-! Select this option to enable you to press any key on the keyboard to scroll down the terminal window to the command prompt. This action only applies if you scrolled up the terminal window and you want to return to the command prompt. 
-? Scrollbar is 
-! Use this drop-down list to specify the position of the scrollbar in terminal windows. 
-? Scrollback 
-! Use this spin box to specify the number of lines that you can scroll back using the scrollbar or the mouse wheel. For example, if you specify 1000 you can scroll back the last 1000 lines displayed in the terminal. 
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-===== Appearance ===== 
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-<figure "Appearance Tab"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-preferences-appearance.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-==== Font ==== 
-Click on the button to select the font type and font size you want to use for the terminal. 
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-? Allow bold text 
-! The option Allow bold text controls whether Terminal allows the application running inside to use bold text or not. If disabled, all text will appear in the selected font, else certain text will appear in bold face.  
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-==== Background ==== 
-Select a background for the terminal window. The options are as follows: 
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-? None (use solid color) 
-! Select this option to use the background color that is specified in the //Colors// section as the background color for the terminal. 
-? Background image 
-! Select this option to use an image file as the background for the terminal. Use the {gui>Image file} entry box to specify the location and name of the image file. Alternatively, click on the button besides the entry box to search for and select the image file. 
-! Use the {gui>Style} option to control the appearance of the background image. Terminal supports tiling, centering, scaling and stretching background images. 
-? Transparent background 
-! Select this option to use a transparent background for the terminal. 
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-If you have selected {gui>Background image} or {gui>Transparent background}, you can use the slider Shade transparent or image background to shade or dim the background of the terminal. 
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-==== Opening new windows ==== 
-? Display menubar in new windows 
-! Select this option to show the menubar on new terminal windows by default. 
-? Display toolbars in new windows 
-! Select this option to show toolbars on new terminal windows by default. 
-? Display borders around new windows 
-! Select this option to show window decorations on new terminal windows by default. 
-? Default size 
-! The default terminal geometry in rows and columns. 
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-==== Tab Activity Indicator ==== 
-The time in seconds a non-active tab title will be highlighted in the {gui>Tab activity color}, you can set in the {gui>Colors} tab. If the time expired and the tab is not visited yet, the color will be changed to the color between the activity color and the normal text color defined by the theme. 
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-To disable this feature, set the time to 0. 
-===== Colors ===== 
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-<figure "Colors Tab"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-preferences-colors.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-==== General ==== 
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-? Text color 
-! The color to draw normal text. An application running inside the terminal can also request a different color chosen from the palette below to draw text. 
-? Cursor color 
-! The cursor color. 
-? Background color 
-! Choose the default background for terminal windows. This color is also used in background tinting when {gui>Transparent background} or {gui>Background image} is selected. 
-? Tab activity color 
-! This color is used to indicated activity in non-active tabs. See also the option in the {gui>Appearance} settings. 
-? Vary the background color for each tab 
-! Choose a random color based on the selected background color. The //Hue// value will be randomly chosen. //Saturation// will be random as well, clamped +/- 20% of the original value. The //Value// won't be modified, to make sure the new color will have the same brightness. This means the random color will be less efficient with dark colors (black is always black, because the //Value// = 0). 
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-==== Custom Colors ==== 
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-? Text selection color 
-! By default the text and background colors will be reversed for selected text. You can set a custom selection background color by enabling the option and choosing a color. 
-? Bold text color 
-! By default the color color is the same as the text color. You can override this by enabling the option and choosing a color. 
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-==== Palette ==== 
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-The terminal provides the application running inside with a palette of 16 colors. You can customize these colors using the 16 color buttons. To show the palette combinations, run ''<nowiki>xfce4-terminal --color-table</nowiki>'' in a window. 
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-==== Presets ==== 
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-Load default presets. The preset will set the colors and options defined in the file or reset them to the default value. 
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-===== Compatibility ===== 
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-<figure "Shortcuts Tab"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-preferences-compatibility.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-? Backspace key generates 
-! Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the {key>Backspace} key to perform. 
-? Delete key generates 
-! Use the drop-down list to select the function that you want the {key>Delete} key to perform. 
-? Emulation setting 
-! This specifies the terminal emulation. This does not only set the ''$TERM'' value, but also the input conversion of the VTE widget. By default this is set to xterm, if changed ''/etc/termcap'' will be read to get the emulation values. 
-! If you have an application that needs ''$TERM'' for correct functionality, it is better to set this manually in your ''~/.bashrc'' file (or whatever shell you use) and set the terminal emulation as ''xterm'' to avoid incorrect characters in the Terminal. 
-? Reset compatibility options to defaults 
-! Click this button to reset the options on the {gui>Compatibility} tabbed section to its defaults settings. 
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-===== Advanced ===== 
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-<figure "Shortcuts Tab"> 
-{{:apps:terminal:terminal-preferences-advanced.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
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-==== Double Click ==== 
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-? Double click 
-! Use this text box to specify characters or groups of characters that Terminal considers to be words when you select text by word. 
-? Reset double click options to defaults 
-! Click this button to reset the entry to its defaults settings. 
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-==== Encoding ==== 
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-Choose the default encoding for the terminal. You can temporarily override this using the {gui>Terminal>Set Encoding} menu in the menubar. 
-==== Menubar Access ==== 
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-? Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f) 
-! Select this option to disable the access keys that are defined to enable you to use keyboard instead of the mouse to select a menu item. Each access key is identified by an underlined letter on a menu or dialog option. In some cases, you must press the Alt key in combination with the access key to perform the action. 
-? Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) 
-! Select this option to disable the shortcut key that is defined to enable you to access the Terminal menus. The default shortcut key to access the menus is {key>F10}.